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Meet the 2009 Woman-Owned Business Grant Winner!
We have awarded our first of many, business grants for women in the USA! You can read the interview with our winner, Tanisha Cunningham of The Underground Railroad To Success on our home page: htt...
Tagged: iiwomen.com, railroad2success.com, woman-owned, business, grant
Started Nov 11
How to Create a Facebook Fan Page
Facebook fan pages are a great way to market your business and teach new customers about your business. It's also free and easy to set up. All you really need is to add quality relevant content to ...
Tagged: to, instructions, how, Facebook, page
Started Oct 26
blogs
Hi Karen. I would love to swap blog posts with you. My blog is http://ostylemdm.blogspot.com On this blog, I have a Spotlight Series for all the businesses who collaborate with me. It is very simp...
Replied Oct 10
Free Business Resources for US Entrepreneurs
Investing In Women ( iiWomen.com ) is a free business resource site and micro-grant program for women in the US. It is free for anyone to use, but geared to women entrepreneurs. IIW is great becaus...
Tagged: membership, Women, In, womens, organization
Started Oct 10
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- What is your name?
- Leah
- Are you currently heading a woman-owned business?
- Yes
- If you are in business, what is the name of your business?
- Investing In Women
- Where did you get your idea for your business or the business you'd like to start?
- I have always wanted to support and encourage women to become financially independent. It is hard to start a business and find all the resources needed without spending hours researching.
Investing In Women keeps women updated on the latest tools and resources. We also offer grants for women in the USA.
- Where is (will) your business located? (City and State)
- Encinitas, CA
- If you already have a website, what is the address for your business?
- http://iiwomen.com
- How long have you been in business? (Or when do you plan to open?)
- Investing In Women officially started February 2009.
- How many employees do you have, if any?
- 1-5
- What is your annual revenue?
- $0-$999
- Describe your product or service, or the product you plan to introduce to the market.
- Investing In Women http://iiWomen.com is a free business resource site and micro-grant program for women in the US. It is free for anyone to use, but geared to women entrepreneurs. IIW is great because we collaborate with other business owners to add resources, articles and free offers!
You will find Grants to expand your business (real ones that don't cost you any money). You will also find information on Networking, Finance, Marketing, Social Media, Business Opportunities, Tools and business articles submitted by successful business owners.
IIW supports collaboration and is always looking for new ways to support business owners.
You can also market your business to thousands of women. When you become a member of Investing In Women, you currently have the option to advertise your business on 8 different pages of the site!
Below are the current member benefits.
• Submit articles, up to 36 per year.
• Showcase your Business Book.
• Showcase your Products.
• Advertise in the Newsletter.
• List your Business in the Directory.
• Add your Blog to the Co-Op.
• Add your Event, Teleclass or Webinar, up to 36 per year.
• Give advice on Business Finance and Going Green.
Investing In Women will be adding even more opportunities to market your business.
Visit: http://iiwomen.com/FAQ/index.htm for membership information.
- How did you (or plan to) fund your business startup?
- personal savings
- What was (is) the biggest hurdle in getting your business off the ground?
- Finding all of the information and continuing to update the site.
- What would you advise other women interested in starting a similar business?
- Network with your friends, family, work associates and other business owners, collaborate and use reciprocal marketing to grow your business.
- What has been your biggest mistake?
- Spending too much on advertising before the site was complete.
- What has been your smartest move?
- Using Collaboration and Reciprocal Marketing to grow. In place of the traditional model of competing and undercutting others, I use methods that are beneficial to all parties.
- Are you willing to answer questions from other women business owners about your business?
- Yes
- What is your email address?
- qsm@mail.org
Leah O's Blog
New Business Grant Uses The Power Of Collaboration To Change Lives
The current grant applicant is Gazelle Simmons, a virtual assistant and author. She started her business Admin Services in 1998 and is currently in need o… Continue
Posted on November 22, 2009 at 8:29pm —
Who Won the 2009 WOman Owned Business Grant?
Montclair NJ, November 9, 2009- Investing In Women has awarded their first grant to a woman owned business in the USA. The recipient of the award is Tanisha Cunningham, founder of The Underground Railroad to Success (… Continue
Posted on November 12, 2009 at 7:50am —
Free Business Resources for U.S. Small Business Owners
You will find Grants to expand your business (real ones that don't cost you any money). You will also find information on Networking, Finance, Marketing, Social Media… Continue
Posted on October 10, 2009 at 11:19am —
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You will find Grants to expand your business (real ones that don't cost you any money). You will also find information on Networking, Finance, Marketing, Social Media, Business Opportunities, Tools and business articles submitted by successful business owners.
IIW supports collaboration and is always looking for new ways to support business owners.
You can also market your business to thousands of women. When you become a member of Investing In Women, you currently have the option to advertise your business on 8 different pages of the site!
Below are the current member benefits.
• Submit articles, up to 36 per year.
• Showcase your Business Book.
• Showcase your Products.
• Advertise in the Newsletter.
• List your Business in the Directory.
• Add your Blog to the Co-Op.
• Add your Event, Teleclass or Webinar, up to 36 per year.
• Give advice on Business Finance and Going Green.
Investing In Women will be adding even more opportunities to market your business. If you join by November 1st, you can add a banner ad to any page on the site.
Visit the FAQ PAGE for membership information.